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I)lticE Si;vuNPENct;. VOft MADRAS and CALCUTTA, will leave the river jn a few days, the tine teak Ship CITY of kDINBUROH, AI, OEOROE 11114 N Commander ; has a poop and - forecastle, and is in every respect fitted as a regular Indianian: Her accommodation for passengers is excellent. The round house and great cabin are *till unoccupied. Has room for a few tons of light goods °MY. Carries an exp.- rienced Surgeon. Apply to Messrs. laglis,L Forbes, and Co.?, Alartsionhousc-place ' Mr. William Illasson, if, St. Swethen's lane; or ta'Buckles,Bagster, and Buchanan, Mark-lane. PAHA,' Ail NNT. Peer unconnected with his M s j o dy' s 4tinisters, could hate a chance cif succoeding. . HOUSE OF LORDS,. APRIL 18. The examination of witnesses having been termi nated on the Lismore Divorce Bill, Mr. SHADWELL wu heard on tha part of'Ledy Lismore, and further proceedings were postponed to Thursday next. Dr. Sattrit, from the Commissioners of Richmond Bridge, pre sented the C:ish Account of that Bridge for the year 1825: Laid on the table. EXCELLENT OROUSE-SHOOTING IN SCOTLAND TO BE LLT. Messrs. Muxur, FYSCHE PALMER, and others, brought a Mae from . the Commons, allowing Messrs. Lealie Foster, CioulCurn, and Dawson, to be examined before their Lordships' Committee on the Banking System. They also brought a great number of Private Bills, which were read a fiat time. . A N EXTENSIVE RANGE of MOORS, INVERNESS-SIIIRE, i 4 to b.,. LET on a LE:ISE, not Under Seven Years endurance, where (l rouse ye surprisingly numerous, and Deer, Woodcock, Snipe, Hue, &c. &c. are to belound.. For particulars apply to Hugh 114Queeti, W.S., 1 61, Cheat King-street, Edinburgh. VALUABLE 15L,A..;1),. PISHING STA; v TIONS, &c. na.the West Coat of Inverness-shire.--'!'o 'fie SOLD by PRIVATg 11 A RGA IN, the ISLA N Elf ERISICAY, situated between South LTist and Barra. Juror:- hint nearly 1,700 acres of the richest pasture, and 166 acres of arable land. This island is capable of producing annually about 60 tons of excellent kelp, and its principal harbour Is one bf the safest, moat commodious, and centriesl, in the west roust of 4cotlapd. Eriskay is by tar the best fishing station In the West COM of Scotland ; herring And cod, and other Ilsh, are abundant; lyng is no where to be found in larger quOttities, and with such remarkable facilities for killing, curiae, &C. The neighbouring lochs are noted for herring , &c. Lrtskay will either be sold with these excluslie advantages, or a certain Portion of it may be Aiello any person desirous of establish ing a regular fishery. For furtht • particulars, apply to Hugh Alac Queen, VV. S., 61, Great King-street, Edinburgh, who is in possession of the titles, anti line authority to conclude a pri rate bargain. ' BISH " Tice Last Ma& who can ever have the honour, singly aS Contractor, to hubruit a Lottery to 'the British Public, has, been more than usually anxious to - render this his Last Scheme worthy their approval. aavernment having arranged the Last Lottery of all to be 'taken by the Office-keepers who usually bid for a Lottery,'and determined that • BISIVS FAREWELL CONTRACT, Being the very Last Lottery but One that can ever be Geared, must be all decided _ _ WEDNESDAY, the 33 of MAY. BIM entreats his ' " best friends," the Public, to be early in their application for 'rickets and Shires, to partake of the • SIX PRIZES of £ll,OOO, • • • &c. forniing an aggregate of .037,000 ! • .aLI To RC i)ECIDED IN ONE PAY, • W DN ESDAY, the 3d of :MAY. • . Tickets and Shares are selling at BISII'S, the Contractor's, Otfices, No. 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing.Croas, and by his At4ents in all the principal Cities and Towns of ,the United' t.tngtimn. RiSii's UnrAT LucK I—The tide of success continues to flow uninterrupedly to 131511'S Offices—every drawing affords • hint the gratification of announcing that .a very large portion of all the Prizes have been sold by him. In the Lottery Just toiled, he Shared and Sold several ,Capitals, includins TWO tit ZES df £20,000 each, vie. 7,34 0 Class A, a Prize of £20,001 . 1! • 10,904' Class B, a Prize of 4:20,000 ! lb the previousloottery, which was all drawn oth December last, DISH sold TWO of .£30,000 And in the, Lottery immediately preceding, drawn on die 18th October last, BISII Sold THREE of .t 2400 And within th last Eleven blonthf.., BISII sold FIVE £30,000, and ELEVEN .C 20,006! By Its MAJ-41STY'S ROYAL, LETTERS PATENT, and • by SPECIAL APPOINT:III:NT. VIRANCIS PINLY, Bulls Val, neat' Newn. 1: ham. Gloucestershire, (late of london,) Maater asrm to the PATENT MARBLE WORKING COMPANY, re. snectfully solicits the commands of the Nubility, °entry, and the Public. Orders correctly executed -by,,bira for Chimney Pieces, Monuments, Tables, and every . Aescri inlon of Works in Marble, from elegant - and classical designs, ornamented with a superior polish, not to be obtained by marine' Isbour. A choice collection of Chimney Pieces, and a variety of specimens constantly on sale at the Works, and at the tolloniing Agents. London—Mr. George Brown, 4, Regent-street, Pall Mall. Gloucester-.. Messrs. Norris and Prosser& Cheltenham—Mr. John•CoOk. Bristol—*Mr. Wm. Bartlett. IMPORTANT IMPROVEITENT in PEN. - 111 . KNIVES.—The usual manner of manufacturing Pen knife Blades has long been a subject of complaint. The edge ie to de too steep and the angle too obtuse; the consequence is that the edge in cutting is sometimes unmanageable and driven into the quill nearly across. :his inconvenience almost every P.erson in the habit of m a king p ens h as f r e q u e ntly experienced. To obriate this entirely, T. CLARK, of Exeter 'Change, has introduced a Penknife Blade, manufactured entirely on a new principle; the line of the edge being parallel with the side of the,blaite forms a very acute angle: the instrument, thereibr.:, even In inexperienced hands, may be easily governed ; r.o cut ting but what Is intended can take place, and the Pen is formed with the greatest nicety and the utmost facility. The blade of thisePenknife is beautiful in workmanship, and can be recom mended with confidence, as superior to any article previously introduced into this branch of Cutlery. Also can be nied with the right or left hand. --The blades are made from refined silver steel. • FEATHER BEDS, MATTRES9IA PALLIASSES, BEDSTEADS, FURNITURES, 'BLANKETS, TlCK nll44:l,•and READY-MADE TICKS, at ARIL° WU! FF'S extonsive Wholesalo and „ . Retail Manuf a ctory, 41, Re gent Ci rcus, P i eCatlilly.— mt. Barrowcliff begs leave to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Public, that he h as constant l y on sa l e a large Assortment of neddin g and Upholstery . Goods, at full 20 per Cent, lOwer than AllY other house, and he hopes to receive a continuane of their support, assuring them that no other house shall c underiell him t.-... White Goose Feather s , 2s. 61; Grey Goose ditto, Is. 9d.; Poultry ditto, 10d.; Flocks, 3d.; White Goose Beds, 31. to 81. ; Grey Goose ditto, 21. to 51. ; Poultry ditto, I/. 10s. to 21. 10s. t Flock Beds 17s. to 21 s . ; Mattresses and Pal liasses, '2os. ; Wool and 'Hair Mattresses equally cheap; Bed steads, 255. ; 8-4 Witney Blankets, 125.; 9.4 ditto, liis.— A. constant supply of soiled Second-hand and New Four-post, Cotta e French, and Field Furnitures, on hand, to he sold ; very 'b l eep. Ready-made Ti c k s so l d at Prime Col4t, if fi ll e d with etthers, and all Purchasers of Feathers may see their Ticks filled. Old Beds, Mattresses, and Feathers purchased, or taken in exchange, and old Wool and Hair Mattresses cured of the Moth by a superior process, and re-made, on very rea sonable Terms. Window Curtains and Furnitures cut out and made up in the newest and most approved Faihion. Mer chants, Captains, Upholsterers, Brokers, Tavern -keepers, and Proprietors of Schools, will find a Great Saving by purchasing at Mr. Barrowcliff's Warehouse, 41, Regent Circus. FOR PitEgtitVlNG THE TEETiI AND GUNN. BUT LE R'S VEG ETA FILE TO (yr lI POWDER- has so long been in general use, that it is altnost unnecessary to offer any further re: . nmmendation of it. C 9n l posed of Vegetabl es , w i t h out t h e admixture or any mine. A or pernicious ingredient whatever, it is free from the usual o bjection . against the use of othe r D entr i t i ces. Its detersive Power It just sufficient to annihilat e t h ose d estructive particles ,which adhere to the Gums And the Int ers ti ces of the Teeth ; ' e oling . injuries in the former, and promoting a new Enamel ( where it has been injured or corroded) on the latter. It like bloparta a firmness and healthy redness to the Gums; and irregularly used will preserve the Teeth in a sound state to old age. Sold in Boxes ' at 2s. 9d. by Butlers, Ch em i sts, 4, Cheap liqside, corner of st. Paul's, London ; 54, Sackville.st reet , ; and 721, Princes -street, Edinburgh ; Savory and Co. 13 6, New 13ond-street, and 220, Regent-street; and by the princi pal Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. BrusßOf whom m ay b e had, Butler's superior Silver wired Tooth rush f es, Is. each . and Butler's very fragrant La ven d er W ater, in lial-Phits, at is. fki, air pa careful to ask for Butler's Vegetable Tooth Powder. PETITIONS. Carl Gear presented rtitions from several Parishes in the County of burham against the continuation Of . l,legro Laid on the table. The Earl of lavntrooL presented a similar Petition from Paidey. :7 -Laid on the table. - • Petitions to the same effect were presented from the town . of Iluiff, by the Earl of Lauderdale; from Ilenly-upon-'Thames, by the Earl of Macclesfield ; from the Elders and Brethren of the United Congregations of Dissenters, by Lord Cawdor ; and from the town of Tewkesbury, by the Earl of ShattesburY,.—.—Laid on the table. The Duke of AruoL presented petitions from several Parkin% in Perthshire. against any alteration in the Banking System in Scotland.--Laid on the table. The. Earl of Limitnicic presented a Petition from the Inhabi tant.' of Liverpool, in favour of the Manchester Railway.—Laid on the table. CORN LAWS. Lord CALTHORPE, in presenting &petition for the revision of the Corn Laws from so respectable a body of men as the Menu facturers of Birmingham, could not execute his task without ex pressing his surprise and concern that his Majesty's Ministers should still persevere in the intention which they had expressed at the commencement of the Session, not to take into consideration that most important subject during the present year. If the Noble Earl were one of those who looked upon the Coru Laws, as a mosteacred part of the Constitution, this delay would excite no astonishment ; but, sensibly as that Noble Earl spoke on all subjects, he had never displayed more sense and judgment than in the opiuious which he had expressed respecting those laws, whenever he had entered upon the subject. It was not, therefore, from want of a knowledge of what ought to be done, that:the Noble Earl hesi tated to proceed ; but from some cause, the mystery of which had not yet been explained to the House. That the delay was attend ed with mischief, however, was evident. It was not even humane to leave the question unsettled—for, as long as it was not decided, the two great classes of landholders and consumers remained in opposition, as if it were left to be fought out between them—im puting to each other, not the real opinions which they.entertain et!, but the extreme of those opinions. The longer the delay, the stronger was the delusion. The petitious with which their Lordships' table was crowded, sufficiently express the keenness of the public feeling on that subject ; and, indeed, in their desire to haie the Corn Laws altered or abolished, the public were sane tionsd by the example of his Majesty's Ministers themselves, who, in throwing open all kinds of trade, had, for some reasons unexplained, made this solitary 'exception to their efforts against monopolies. Neither was this conduct just or, complithentary *die landed interest. For it seemed to say, "you are so igno rant and so obstinate, that we despair of the possibility of con vincing you." He did'not know what stock of corn there might be in the country, but if it should prove deficient, a crisis would arrive far liddiie Injurious-to the landed proprietors than a change In the COM Laws would hatli been—a crisis, for which his Ma jesty's Ministers would be probably as unprepared as they were on a late occasion, when the tempest rose in the mercantile world : though, considering the number of petitions before them, they would not be able to shelter themselves as they had done cni that occasion, under the excuse that the crisis was one which nobody could anticipate.—(Here the Earl of Liverpool was understood to say across the table, that he had never represented the late crisis as unexpected, having, on the contrary, anticipated and warned the public against it from his place in the House.)—The declaration made by the Noble Earl during the last Session (continued Lord Calthorpe), was intended to guard the public against the idea that, if they embarked in wild speculations, they should have the aid of Government if they failed; but had that Noble Earl or any of his colleagues said any thing which could tend to prepare the minds of men for such a crisis as had taken place? Should, in the present unsound state of the Corn Law* something arise productive of calamity, let the Noble Earl remember that he had had a most distinct and decided warn ing. With respect to the Petitioners, he believed them to be, like himself, actuated by motives for the public good ; for ,there was no greater fallacy than that which asserted that the interests of two great parties in the State must of necessity be conflicting. The petition being read, The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that after so unprovoked and unfounded an attack on his Majesty's Ministers, their Lordships would forgive him if he said a few words on the subject. As to his former opinions, he could not say whether the Noble Lord had stated them correctly or incorrectly, but he had no difficulty in referring to the most authentic records which existed of them, that it might be ascertained what they were. In the course of the last Session he had certainly declared that the subject of the Corn Laws ought to be reviewed by Parliament. He had also explained the different alternatives which it would he for Parliament to con eider. That was the opinion of the Committee of 1822, who re ported in favour of the present system merely as temporary, and that the subject required further consideration. Every thing which had occurred since had confirmed him in his opinion, and in the belief that important alterations ought to be made. But h 9 had lived long enough in the world to know that those who wished most sincerely and effectually to attain their object, must look to time and circumstances.bcfore they set about their enterprise; and he did not consider the present period one in which, with such an object in view, the question ought to be brought be fore Parliament. He had also seen enough of Parliamentary life to be aware that no greater injury could possibly be done to a cause, than to press it at a moment when it was not likely to prove successful. Whatever the merits of a cause might he, there were times when it might be agitated, and times when good sense and discretion prescribed delay. In this instance he had done what he conceived was the best for the interests of the cause and of the community, and his opinion WWI confirmed by most others. If the Noble Lord entertained a'dilierent opinion, he Might have introduced the subject himself; but, to expect that from him (the Earl of L.) after the sentiments which he had expressed, was not reasthsable. The Noble Lord had said, that because the Government had shown a disposition to adopt the principle of a free trade with respect to manufacturer, it ought to do the same with respect to corn; but the argument cut two ways. Some might be of opinion, that a measure re specting corn ought to have been brought forward with the rest, whilst others might think it wiser to bring other measures first, as it had been done before touching that great question. He should bring the subject forward at the moment, when he should think it might be best discussed for the interest of all branches of the community. If well discussed, the interest of all branches of the community might be supposed to be the same ; but the Noble Lord was much mistaken if he thought that, when the question came to be taken into consideration, clashing arguments might not arise from the apparent dashing of interests which existed. The subject was fit for consideration at its own proper time, end he should exercise the best discretion he could as to what that time might be. With respect to the quantity of corn is this country, those who had the best information on the subject would find some difficulty to form an opinion, and he thought that the less conjec ture was indulged the better. Whatever the state of the question !night be as to corn, no possible advantage could have been gained by . a measure brought forward this year in Parliament. lie was rejoiced to be able to state that he was confirmed in this opinion by that of the 'individuals who Were best informed on the subject. Lord CALTHORPE explained,and said, that as to the recom mendation of the Noble Earl that he (Lord C.) should take upon himself to introduce the subject to the House, it was one which he could not follow, as no measure of that kind proposed by a Lord KING, after alluding .to tle diattesii which existed in various quarters, and how little had been done to relieve it, re gretted that the Noble Earl oppOcite had not renewed the Ca nada Corn Bill of last Session, and laid it fora period of years. For the importation of Canada corn hiring secured fora curtain time, the agriculturists of that province; would have been en couraged to grow and produce it, so that the supply might 'not fail when wanted. The Noble Earl ought to have panted that Bill before the arrival of those who sat beside hls Majesty's Mi.: nesters, but who, like the infhiencc behind the Throne, were the misters of the Atinisters. He ought, to have dolt tit before the arrival of the Noble Ertel in his ayes (sh rArl or Malthtsbury : "Multa gemens ignominiam pl4asque superhl the conquering hero of the Canada Cul: Bill. Ile Understood that it was the intention of that friends to institute • Slalniesbury Club, in imitation of tlt.frPitt Club, to celebrate the defeat of that unfortunat e nia. • The Earl of It 41144,4 titttir 'form towards his Majtsty's though Ite di " tn teresE suffered 'much from the'. deNg ; and, from having such a, question suspended ov er them, re' mint admit that the presmt was not the moment for discussing- it. There were circum stances which - juati6ed that delay, although the state of public feelibg was agitated by it, an agitation which the speech of the Noble Barad wits not calculated to diminish t lle also admitted that he haft opposed the Canada Corn Bill; but that for allowing the introduction of Bonded Corn had received his sup port.- And ta . siteh a measure, on a more extended scale in case of necessity, he should have no objection, as it formed already part of the present system, and was better calculated than any thing else to keep np an equal balasoe. The petition was then laid upon the table. Lord KING puss:A.4l a petitioit from the Corporation of Tailors at Glasgow, against the Corn Lativ.--:Laid on the tably. Adjourned. tIOLISE OF COMMONS. Mr.. Alderman WOOD presented a Petition from the Wetermen of the River Tbarnes tgaintt the Bill for the Pre vention of their letting out Boats ; ae d also against the Regulations of the same Bill to prevent their plying on Sundays. He thought they were a class of met) who deserved the attention of the House. : Sir 1.. COFFIN supported the petition, as tinny of the petitioners bad served-with great credit' in the Nark:''' Mr. C. CALVERT reminded the House of the numerous ac, cidentu which had taken place on Sundays, in _passing to and from Richmond, and other placea on the banks *of the Thames, arising from the want of experienced perscrns 'to manage the boats. • Sir R. -Witsov and Mr. Alderman INTDOXS spoke in favour of the petition: ' The ,petition vt•aa laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Alderman Noon pmeuted a petition from several trades men whose property would be materially injured by the improve ments about Charing-cross,and praying that their witnesses migkt be examined before the Committee on the Bill to that effect —Re ferred to theCouunittee. „ • CHANCERY CONTEMPT. Mr. HUME • presented a Petition from an individual of the name of William.Richardeon, who had been confined for a long period in York Castle for contempt of the Court of Chancery. This maividtuti had a rife interest in a property of 7001. dependent upon the life of a child nine years ofage; neglected to answer the filing of a Bill in Chancery, andAipon apprialtion to a Solicitor on the subject, he was infontied that the Whole might be compromised on• the payment of SOU with the addition of SOL nr 40/. ripeness to th Solicitor. As he bad but a life interest in the property, he was unable to raise that sum, and be was accordingly committed to prison. He would submit to the Seaetary of the Horne Depart. mans, that the ptnceetlings of the Court of Chancery o u ght to be • looked into. The delays of the Court were so tedioue, and the ex pence attendant upon such delays was so great, that no man Yen cured id contest any thing in that COutt, unless he wished to thtow . his money away. Two years ago, el Cominislion had been ap pointed to examine Into the proceedings' of the Court of Chancery, and he felt convinced that no account of that Commission would be received in Parliament this Seesion. He would also state, from all be had ;teen and heard, that the Lord Chancellor and his Court were the greatest curse to this country---(Expressions of surprise.) It became the duty of the House to look into three afraira, and not allow the whole country to complain, without affording some re dress. The petitioner also complained of the injustice of confin ing the child also in the jail, where, during the Lett five years, they had both been attacked with a fever which had nearly deprived them of life. He would conclude by moving the House to pass an Act to liberate persona confined in jail for contempt of the Court of Chancery, who were wilting, tut unable, to pay the requisit4 Elms demanded for that purpose. Mr. Loc H ART opposed the Petition. Mr. Secretary PEEL thought the Ilan. Member should have given notice of his intention of presetting a petition, complaining of the proceedings of the Court of Chancery in such unmeasured terms as the lion. Member had made use of. Ile would protest against the practice of petitions being presented, and accom panied with such invectives as the House had heard, during the absence of those persons who might be able to give a satis factory explanation of all grievances complained of in such peti tions. He did not deny the right of the Hon. Member to pre sent petitions without notice, but at the seine time. he would leave it to his own sense to decide upon the injustice of the practice as a general system. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL objected to receiving a psti tion, which charged injustice upon the Court of Chancery and the Lord Chancellor. If such ex parte statements were tolerated by the House, avitt man was then in gaol, however meritedly imprisoned, who would fail to load the judicaturc of the country with obloquy? If Members were allowed to advance such state ments, without substantiating them by proof, he would say that a House of Commons—arttpk as be wished its powers to be—. would then become the greFttest curse to the country.--Should it prove the fact, that any man's chiracter might thus be hunted down by partial allegations, curses Would belong to the latitmli• narian principles of inquiry - adopted by the House. Was the Hon. Member prepared to obey the caU of the House, to make out • case in justification of his expressions? He was not fortunate enough to be present, but be had learned on cotnim; into the lobby, that the lion. Gentleman said that the greatest curse in the coun try was the Lord Chancellor. He hoped that those who heard 'the word, would say whether a case had been made out to justify them. It was due to the characters of Judges, that nothing ought to pc asserted against them in one place, which the speaker would not venture to utter in another. _ Mr. P. 6R,E NFELL said, that the expreeeion as applied to the Lord Chancellor was not becoming ; but as directed against the system ofpractice in the Court of Chancery, it was properly employed, and that the system was a vicious one, he believed i n his conscience to be a filet. In proof of this assertion, he would maintain that, as the Court was now constituted, it enabled a rich man to ruin a poor one, and where such an abtiee was pos sible, he could not think the term inappropriate. So far as he was able to collect, on - a perusal of the report of the. Conitris sinners appoir.ted to inquire into the praetiee of the Court, no corrective had been pointed out for the greateet evil of the whole systeru—nernely, the liberty to file what was it rmed 4, a Fishing Bill ;" which was a vile instrument of oppression, and wars from beginning to end a mere fiction. In coree4etenee of a fishing bill, the whole life of an innocent individual might be spent in resisting attacks made upon his character by 0 mali cious adversary- ; and, after having spent all his property in con ducting his d e f ence , h e was en titl e d to' no restitution for what ever loss he m i g h t h ave sus t a in e d. The only result of thi s sys tem of mischief an d oppress io n IV" that the p ar t y was die miteed with the taxed coati, which in general did not exceed one half of the real expence incurred by the suit. Mr. H. SI.T.NOTEIt had never heard a more outragemie ettack made on the character of any public ftinctionary, than the lion. Gentleman had made upon the cheratter of the Lord. Chancellor • and he thought . the R ouse would not be doing its ditty, unless they came to a resolution - recording their sense of the indecency of the expression which had been employed. Mr. HtJME considered that the fangunge he had ivied was perfectly applicable, and Est, had :so objection that hi; *ords should be taken down, in order that the truth of their applica tion ;night be tried. Any one oaavensant with the praitice of the Court of Chancery, he was sure, would agree with him in the view which he had taken. 4.raply to the observation's of the Solicitor-General, he would say, that lie had stated said made out a case which jtistified his words. An humble Irian, put:s ing a property worth about seven hundred poumbi, subject to a mortgage of three hundred pounds, was arrested and thrown into prison for a contempt. because he could nut pay the ts Xpoller4 netvesary for filing an answer to a Bill. Several others weresi ofilarly circurn:tanued with the unfortunate . petitioner; arid he was aware of one case in which a man wit confined thirty-two rem for a contempt of Catirt. Ile was asked why he had not ascertained the troth of his allegation ? To this Le answered that he had asceetained it. and having done see, he wished to desisnatc acts as they deseried, sni not in Milk and water lauguige. fir called the Court a curse, and would be warranted id applying the came term to the ode whutolerated its abuses. If the Chincellor knew all the miser which iliT%-ed from the practice of his Court, for he did not him bird-hearted or 'oo4e:ink—lie was sure be would ameliorate Lase ivstm. had attributed blame to the Rouse and to Ministers - , as tt C:ia Ciitacolloc, and he re peated that what he said wise deservA. Mr. U. 51134. INER was uvraie that he had lost the roper op portunity of moving that the floe!. NleWwer's words thnt S h l taken down; but if he repeated them asain, he Would move to that effect. Mr. ELLICE did not know ithether the Zinn. Member woe ft.: riout in the intimation which he bad just given; hitt if he really in tended to make such a motion, he had himself no objection to arfard him en opportunity, by repeating that the Court in queition was a.eurse to the country. The petition was then read. It stated that the petitioner, William Richardson, was confined in the Castle of York for a con tempt of Court, and that he - was thereby deprived. of the means of earning his bread. That in the year 1824 he became seized of :it life estate in seven acres of land, and . A haw built thereon. (in all worth snout 6001., and subject to a mortgage of 8000, with remainder over to Jus. Gardiner, - en infant .stilea years of age (the heir at law ofpctitioner's tiezeased wife), now n prisoner with the petitioner. Viet the toottgger, - Leescn, called upon petitioner to foreclose bis mortgage by payment of the prin cipal rum, with which 'demand the petitioner was unable to com ply., That shortly after, he received a nonsensical paper about John Doe and Richard Roe, and about force nod arms, staved and stones; &c. to which petitioner paid no attention, not being aware that it was the notice of an action of ejectmet4, which' was 'followed up, and in which he was left undefended, and -cast with costs. That subsequently, Leeson, the inortgager, filed a bill :of foreclosure against _Abe petitioner, ;and - Soaeph Gardiner the infant. That the petitioner was tinxionirto pay the principal sum of 8001., but that Leeson' would not aei , ept it without the. CUM Of the action and bill, and A small arrear of interest: That the petitioner would willingly have complied with this demand too, •but was unable to raise a larger • auto than SON., as having only a life estate. That the petitioner Applied to several Attornies, ,in order to file such an answer to the bill as would enable Lesson to tell the land,. but they refused to undertake the cause without an'adyance of ty twen or thir ty pounds, the probable expence'of filitt the answer which.surn the petition,er had no mode of rai!ing...--That he was imprisoned since last November for not answerikt:*hieb he was most willing, but yet unable to do. That ,wines his Confinment, he was attacked with fever, and was much indebted throughout his sickness to the humanity of the keeper. of the 'Castle. That the Physician who attended him was of opinion trit his liberation from prison was necessary to his life. That whcn Ads vas re presented to Leeion, he :refused to grata reins, either to Lilt oe, the minor. ' On the question beingsitt, that fife petition-be printed, The SOLICITOR -G ENERAL Would . object to the printing of the petition ; but he wished to chew that it tie-. tailed no act but what every one was accustomed to do, who had a mortgage. No Member of the House who was a mort gager, would hesitate to bring an action of eke.-tment, and the a Bill of foreclosure. The petitioner here was tenant for life of an estate subject to a mortgage, and if any party was blameable, it was surely the mortgager, Mrs. Leeson, but the Hon. Member for Montrose, who seldom failed in the uomenclaturc of maiklietion, preferred attacking the Lord Chancellor, and was too gallant a man to attach censure to the lady.—(lt was here suggested that the mortgager was not a female.)—The SOLICIT9R-OVIERAL, in continuation, said that he had mistaken they Christian name, which he understood to be Elny. But what was the simple fact ? Lee son claimed the amount of his tiebt,,and that was just what the Hou. Member himself would have done. Would he say, as a man of honour and a Member of Parliaruent, that if money were due to him upOn a mortgage, he would not enforce the payment of it by imprisoning the party who withheld the debt? Neither did he blame the Attorney who refilled to untiettake the conduct of the suit without a security for his colts; but how could• the fault be laid to the Judge or the Court ? fn the present instance, be believed that obstinacy, and not necessity, occasioned the die tress of the party, .for he never knew a case in which au unfortu nate man was imprisoned for not putting in an answer, if he were willing to do justice. How unfair to blame the Chancellor for what theY themselves did way day ! There was no *ay of gain ing poseension in equity but. by.punieLtnent for contempt, which was inflicted by taking into custody the person of the delinquent party. The Honourable Gentleman said he did not like milk and water expressions ; neither did he (the Solicitor-General). It was not of that he complained, but of an attempt to aft to the Chan cellor the blame which ought to be directed against the Court. But in the caste before them neither the Chancellor nor the Court Was censurable. Under these circumstances he would say, that of ail the false petitions and aggressions upon the character of the ChancellOr—and many such had of late been advanced—the peti tion now before the House was the moat flagrant. Mr. RARING said, that hie Hon. Friend had called the at tention of .the House to a most intolerable grievance. He re gretted, indeed, that the hasty expreetvion applied to the Lord Chancellor should it diepose the Hodge to consider theimportant question of the real grievance. He was aware of a case quite illustrative of the abuses which prevailed. An individual who owned some cotters and gardens sold them to another, to whom he delivered piegeeseion, But after the conveyance wits made, the grantee disputed the validity of the granter's title, and in consequent* refeetei to pay him the purchase , mottey. In these circumstances, the latter called for a surrender of the promisee, and was willing to quark the bargain ; but to this proposal the former would not consent, threatening to the a bill in order to enfOree performance of the -contract. The: poor man thus ill treated applied to him (Mr. Haring) for advice. Not being con vergent in such subject..., he etafed the matter to a Gentleman learned in the law, and his reply was, 4 4 Sir, the geautor's title is clear anti indisputable, and can he tally established in equity. Rut then, before three steps are taken in the suit—the gardens 10 . Q, gone !"—(rJear, bear !)--Ii was plain that equity justice was quite out of the question in any suit the enbject of which was lees than 2,0001. in value. If small cases could not attain summary redress in equity, it would be better to afford theta some lees per feet measure of justice. When a bill was filed against a poor nun for the purpose - of annoying hint, where the subject of liti gation did hot exceed four or five hundred pounds, there ' , Vas no tltance of his getting out of Court with safety; Mr. CANNING said, that the Hoti. Gentleman' seemed to think the petition Net Audi grievancee peculiar to the practice of the Court of Chancery; but it was no such thing. The first process against the petitioner Was that of a Court of Law, as was evident from the albution made to the paper containing the names of John Doe and Richard Roo. After the termination of the suit agaittat the petitioner, the equity proceedings followed, and both were equally chargeable wirh the logs sustained. If the Hon. Gentl e . rean's words went to thie, that law wan deplorably expensive, and ev Phil o i n n tem the p world; but would fliat the painful prse of the rich over the poor was 1. ,. eeeettrily attended with much hardship to the latter, hies conclu stove were perii.etly true; hut such inconvenience was inseparable from the conetiturion of aliifttaiir:emcoaninmthtotnwithieet„. that through r c oug enn h pla in in le te b was no t o h.o f il t i h; tl, ;:te c n o e n e it o public t'ral the inference drawn. front all Lew was directed against a particular to .jbei:;uditisaelti.ine'Rpodihne7outeedorotlidn- his 06-dation, and would find that hie was Italy holding up the indivilhal against whom. his attaelt was de„ however, signed, to the protection of the House, wait'aetonieheil•that one *3 acute u the Ifonourable Gentle:air, did pot r „l imk ; r y„. manifest' abvurdity 'whidi appeiired 'on the floe of thi *oG:it —namely the tteternent of a child being imprisoned (or 400. i. tempt. When the petition was read, he lamented that the po verty of the petitiolter bad been productive of au moult tress: he did not therefore retniirk ttpon the. cloSurdity, think ing it quite harmless, until he heard the iihservationa tio.,which it gave rise; but it now becantii a queition whether a petition, containing a palpable falsehood,- singlet t',) be received.: ;So Ittatgi for the first balf of the petition 'upon tildcli . the Don. ,Oeritlenitr, might as well go into a tirade against the. venerable ClilefStnitiee of the King'4 Deuel agAii,it the Lord qwwiubi. hillwoond part of the petition related indeed entirely to the court. cery. A Bill•tilts sled, to. which the. deferelatit dui* not to reply, and the emit accordingly proceeded in it ordinary cows.: The defendant wee inapfitoneti for a Contempt, end that WO : the whole subject of complaint. Now let them hitt conaitle; the reverse. Let it.be supposed that the . cornplaitst came fr.Oin.Alte other party—that a debt was due to, him upon mortgage,: %fiat he went to law fur the recovery oi'ltis prepertyi bits oauld riot get it, became the Court would' not , corillsei the -defendant to answer to his bill, by committing 'him for a contOntPtc—, (Hear, hear!)--In such a case would .4.401 lie just iditblid for the , Downy-able getnher to bduris skim. Chian:eV-Nip as halite one . which lie now advocated. - It was' tistisir in the - aks *. to visit upon the Chancellor inconveniences naterslly 'euulting from the law ; and all that lied been said r*ilght be as justly.urged against a Judge of the king's Ilench, or are other person holdin a judicial situatioii: lie thought he beard the lb*, Gentleman disclaiming all personality, so he might • now perceive that hie complaint was Misdirected. Ile *hied to God that a remedy might be found.for the etils hiuttglit under their consideration; but that remedy certainly *as not likely to' be f.icilitated by' per sonal vimperatibn. If the abject; hoWelrery t'f the personal attack thus made tipun.the Nobleand Learned Lord were to attempt to displait that individual from the high judicial situation which he held, he.must say that lie thought, so far front its being at an . likely .to.accomplieh that object, it would prove more than any thing.else the means of rivettiug him in it Mere firmly than ever. —(Loud Obeera.) • Mr...TM-IX WILLIAMS, agreeing perfectly in the principle that nothing coldd he Mere improper thee the introduction of any thing like personality in this diecitaiiiim, felt it neeee eety, to premise, on the outset, that he wished that Noble Lord well, as that Noble Judge had once in 141 place, in the. other House expressed himself, with reference to another high arid distinguished person iu that House, on a• wtll kilo% n Occitsion when theY happend to differ in opinion. But what in this in stance said. both the patient before him, and the patient behind him, or was the' Hon. sfernbet- for Surrey and the. flue: Member for Montrose, and•others whu were of the mine sentiments, all to le treated with the same inattention as to the subject of their torn= plaints? The' Hon. Secretary for the Home Department, Ott the occasion of the motion for a Commiseioh to enquire into Chancery grievances, Which . had been • already treated and censured as a nuisance to society at large, had preferred' a aort of pocket eion of his own, which it was admitted would take two ye:witty in investigation before any thing would finally be reported on the late; jest of those grievances. Then the Home was called on to approve of the, labours of this abottive•coninaiseiooi to try the merits of the Noble and Learned Lord, through the medium of his own officers and ateritehis, upon an imperfect -rep olt drawn up on 250 or, 250,000 Chancery cases, he could not tell ivhich, nor wee the number of. any the slightest inn3ortance. But he could tell the Right Hon. Gentleman at the head of Foreign Affairs, that there was nO• reoe en. to dread that any extent of vituperation would' pro.; duce any change in the sentiments of that Noble and Lestrned.Lottli whether that vituperation' were confined to the tingle term. by which the public denounced the grievances of suitors in Chancery as a curse, or in the more studied and prepared vittiperationeWl44 no one knew hose to to his knowledge with more effeettlian the state Right lion. Gentleman opposite, That Right lion. Gentleman might cheer up aril take comfort to himself, for that Noble and Learned Lord would Cater quit office, hut with fifie•--- (A laugh.)-e-The country was therefore in this predicament even by the confession of the noble and Learned e•ieude, that it must, during the life of that Noble totd, except it axe ?teemed itself strongly so as to eor'4el his resignation, remain' in this hopeless condition as respected the rights of suitors the (;hurt of Chancery, where it was now matter of notoriety-that no man of moderate property or fortune could obtain justice.. Mr. Secretary PEEL was now satisfied from *hat bad escaped' ' front the Hon. and Learned Member, who begin% by professing himself se totally in ignorance as to the information submitted to' Parliament on the state of the ()mart of Chancery, that he did not know whether there were 190 Cale* inquired into or 180,000; that no inquiry would have contented him. Suppose there had been a, report founded on an inquiry into only seven or eight eases, the lion. and Learned Member would no doubt have laughed at it, whilst at the lame time, with remarkable inoonelatency; he argues that there have been so many cases inquired into that the Report ban he good far nothing. Last Session the lion. and Learned Member begged that there should be no meakre report;„ now; 'be cause the evidence, withoitt the report, was full arid expbeit, he tat - ed round and rejected that as too kap Long before the meeting of that House this year, he (Mie Peel) had. certainly irregularly, taken upon his own responsibility to put that evidence into •the hands of the printer• so as to be in a state of forwardness to put it into the hands of Members when this question should . again he agitated, and this was the return which he met with from the penion who affected to be most anxious to pockets and distri bute that information.---(Loud cheers.)—But why was this evi dence so voluminous? because all persons were invited to '••••edre fer their charges, not excepting even Solicitors, and then the Hose and Learned Member thought it decent to make thii a ground of impeachment, though originating in his own suggestiotee--(gete!) —There was a good deal which wail questiorathle in the petitien, on the face of it, and as the Hon. and Learned Member had tone feeved the petition was drawn up by an attorney, and so far was ex parte, he conjured the House to form no opinion on, it until they saw what case the Opposite attorney could rnalte.out. Vet - hie own part, he did not believe the facts stated in the petition. Hire etas the case of a rear who had granted a mortgage, and who had been served with notice to pay it up, which he (alleging binned to be an unpracticed labouring man) neglected, not tint:l6l4 . A of consequence. The petitioner then says, he saw something, in, is about John Doe and Richard Roe, and about stav e s and blt#,Aktna, and so thought it all nonsense, which looks highly suspieiope, When it is conceded that the petition is got up by an attorney, who might be supposed to know and to have taught his client better..-- Then it appear this harmless and inexperienced men offers • the mortgagee to pay off the principal to get rid of the exeeution, which he refuses =lees he shall firat pay the roots incurrohby bringing him there. He had felt it his duty to draw their atten tion to thia part of the petition, which he would have wished should not have at present been printed, in order to introduce some far ther explanation on it, and prevent the Members from cornier, to any conclusion, or forming any judgment upon an ex puree statement. • Mr. Gaziazu. explained. Mr. BROUGHAM begged to °berme Non the tendency of sonic expressions dropped, that though %the evidence con sisted of eight or nine hundred folios it might still be imperfect in hie as well as, other people's mind, which stewed that at.was not so easy to please every one.. For slid, though eight folitst possibly might be too long, it Was passible Wit 800 might be still too short. He knew of himself there were many oanisainne. There we're also queetioas, which though answered, obviously Bested tle.t nth, should be put i • and to other quest ores there were an s wer s g ',ern which containetliniperfeee inforritatison. • One person being iateed whether lee thought three•ntert could ''do the business o tile Court of Clieneery, replied, no, Zeit , three alley* Another said, that if a man competent, to , the duty , were te at . himself anealily for six hours in each day for irix • dies la the week to the Rettletneut at the hoeiniew of that Coati, he, eel:Ad eTe aecornriliell it though he bent his whetlO Mind re it ; feet :Pt% [ tested retturialy the giatetioe, bet had :My One so neat foe, tote of his mmd ita• six Miura for six Jaye in Mai 1.141 A iii his Mimi he mast wee with hie lion: end Learned Friend . , that though Volnitilueuta.it waleimperfect' in inrenee iiett much hig the point at issue. • • .* I c A , ••• •• Mr. R. SMITH difeaded the cotriaterrau .lry the ramose stoners, •• • Afte! • * o p e rate. 111151 E; the petition 'Vali. m n kqe wQr4r, i 4 reply, ordered 'to &quintal CORN LAWS: Or.. W. WHITMORE now rose Un- the purpa®e of bringing